English Explanatory Dictionary

stylize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.
  2. To represent (someone or something) abstractly in a conventional manner, commonly fancifully symbolic, to identify a particular item, by omitting most of the detail that is not unique to the item in question.

Pronunciation

/ˈstaɪlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stylize.wav

Word forms

stylize stylizes stylizing stylized stylise

Etymology

From style + -ize. Probably from German stilisieren.

Derived words

stylization stylizer
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